LPI Linux Certification/System Recovery

Detailed Objective (202.2) (LPIC-2 Version 4.5) Weight: 4 Description: Candidates should be able to properly manipulate a Linux system during both the boot process and during recovery mode. This objective includes using both the init utility and init-related kernel options. Candidates should be able to determine the cause of errors in loading and usage of bootloaders. GRUB version 2 and GRUB Legacy are the bootloaders of interest. Both BIOS and UEFI systems are covered. Key Knowledge Areas: BIOS and UEFI NVMe booting GRUB version 2 and Legacy grub shell boot loader start and hand off to kernel kernel loading hardware initialisation and setup daemon/service initialisation and setup Know the different boot loader install locations on a hard disk or removable device. Overwrite standard boot loader options and using boot loader shells. Use systemd rescue and emergency modes. Terms and Utilities: mount fsck inittab, telinit and init with SysV init The contents of /boot/, /boot/grub/ and /boot/efi/ EFI System Partition (ESP) GRUB grub-install efibootmgr UEFI shell initrd, initramfs Master boot record systemctl linux